Ministry of Finance
Finance Ministry to celebrate Iconic Week under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav from June 6 to 12 June 2022
Kolkata: June 02, 2022
The Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi is inaugurating the iconic week under “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav “on 06.06.2022 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi at 10.30 AM. This event will be telecasted across 75 major cities of India. During this programme, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Corporate Affairs will be showcasing various governance reforms fructified under both the ministries encompassing evolution of financial sector and economic development of the country. The Prime Minister will also be inaugurating the digital exhibition outlining the stellar work of the Ministry of Finance over the years and launch special edition of 5 coins in various denominations with the AKAM  logo embossed on them. The Prime Minister will also launch Jan-Samarth portal - a single unified National Portal which will provide ease and convenience to all beneficiaries of credit linked Government schemes. Through this portal, the beneficiaries can now log on and review all criteria for eligibility and apply online. Financial inclusion is emphasized during the event as it is indeed the flow of money on the basis of which the people prosper. As people prosper, the nation/motherland is happy. All the efforts of the Hon’ble Prime Minister have been in the direction of rapid and wholesome progress of the nation. Under this theme, a short film namely, Money Flows, Nation Grows will be shown.
Various other programmes will be held by various departments of Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Corporate Affairs across India like Central Board of Direct Taxes, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Department of Financial Services, Controller General of Accounts, Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management etc. from 6th June to 11th June, 2022.
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is an initiative of the Government of India to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of independence and the glorious history of its people, culture and achievements. This Mahotsav is dedicated to the people of India who have not only been instrumental in bringing India thus far in its evolutionary journey but also hold within them the power and potential to enable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of activating India 2.0, fuelled by the spirit of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat.
The official journey of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav commenced on 12th March 2021 which started a 75- week countdown to our 75th anniversary of independence and will end post a year on 15th August 2023.
In Kolkata, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs  and Kolkata CGST & CX Zone will be organising a live-streaming of the inauguration of ‘Digital Exhibition’ by the Honourable Prime Minister at Satyajit Ray Auditorium, Indian Council of Cultural Relations , 9A, Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Kolkata-700071 on 6th June 2022 at 10:30 AM. This will mark the launch of ‘Iconic Week ’ under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Officers from Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Central Board of Direct Taxes and Department of Financial Services along with general public/ stakeholders will be attending the event.